CARE AND MAINTENANCE
CHECK DECK DRIVE GEARBOX FLUID LEVEL:
The fluid level only needs to be checked if oily residue is found on the gearbox housing.
1.Rotate deck into upright position (see deck servicing procedure).
2.Remove the hex head plug at the low end of the gearbox housing. (Plug closest to the drive shaft.) The fluid level should be level with the bottom of the threaded hole.
CHANGING THE FLUID IN DECK DRIVE GEARBOX:
1.Rotate the deck into the upright position & remove drain plug from bottom of gearbox.
2.Lower deck to drain fluid.
3.When the fluid is drained from gearbox raise deck back up and reinsert the drain plug.
4.Remove hex head plug from side of gearbox and fill with automatic transmission fluid (ATF). Fill to bottom of the hole that the plug is removed from.
5.Reinstall hex head plug.
DRAIN PLUG
HEX HEAD PLUG
GEARBOX
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